Los Angeles Times
Immigration made homeless numbers worse than they actually were in 2024
A flawed national count of U.S. homelessness is being misinterpreted, SP2’s Dennis Culhane explains, because tens of thousands of new immigrants were counted but likely found housing quickly. By applying Culhane’s methods, the LA Times determined that the national increase in 2024 was probably around 7%, rather than the reported 18.2%.